Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-13
CARLISLE BANQUHHED.
Annual Dinner Of the Bay State Club,
New EngIand's Most important
Democratic Organization.
Massachusetts Pays Homage 10 Ken.
tHcky-Spegker Carlisle the Ora
tor OF the Occasion.
The Doctrine OF States Rights Reviewed at
Length-The Only True Basis for
Political Parties.

State CluO, the most Important Demo
cratic organization in New England, en-
tertained number Of distinguished gen.
tlemen at their annual dinner at the R.
we're house this afternoon. Chief among
the guests was Speaker John G. Carlisle,
who was orator of the occasion. Previ-
Gus to the banquet MIR. Carlisle held re-
crpt;on in the parlOrs and was greeted by
q host OF D. mocrats.
President Taylor presided at the ban
quet. Among the que Is were Hon. J.
G Carlisle, Hon. William Springer, Hon.
JEFF Chandler, Stilson Hutchins, Hon. A.
4 Stevenson, General J. NJ. Corse and
General W. Z. Rosecrans. Dinner
over, President Taylor raped to order
and in g brief speech introduced the prin-
cipal speaker, Uon. John G. Carlisle,
whose chief virtue, he said, was that he
had been denounced by Senator Hoar.
As Speaker Carlisle arose he was greet
ed with great applause. After expr ssing
his thanks for his cordial reception, he
said: You must permit me to tender The
sincere thanks of Kentucky Democrats
not only for what you have done in the
past, but also for what they know you
INTEND TO DO IN THE FUTURE.
You will not permit Massachusetts to
remain always a Republican state. Old
prejudiCeS are dying away. Massachu-
sets is already moving towards the Dem
OcTatic party with the Bay State Club in
front, and your brethren everywhere hope
to see her on the right
side of the line in 1888. Gentlemen,
in the very nature of things this
country must always be governed by po-
litiCal parties. We need not be ashamed
to DE known as "party men," if we hon
e>tIy believe the principles and policies
presented by the organization TO which we
are attached will be to promote the inter-
ests of the nation and
THE WELFARE or THE PEOPLE.
This Is the only true basis for political
parties, and any party orgaaiZ-d upon a
foundation less broad, less patriotic
than this, will soon degenerate
into mere faction AID cease
TO command or deserve the respect of
intelligent citizens Every attempt to
make single interest or single class
to the exclusion OF ali others the basis of
political organization will fail aud
ought to fail From the formation
Of your constitution down to
the present time the point of TrrecOnciIa-
Die difference between the Democratic
party and all its ad, ersaries has been as
to the nature and extent of federal DOW
ers. The principle of local self govern
ment is vital part of Democracy. An
amendment TO the constitution declares
that powers not delegated to the United
States by the constitution nor prohibited
by it to the states are reserved TO the
states respectively by it snd to the people
No power can justly be claimed unless it
is granted
IN EXPRESS TERMS
or by necessary implication. If no such
grant of power can be found and if it's
exercise by a state is not prohibited it
belongs to the state and her people, and
thus the whole doctrine of states rights
is defined III the article. 1t does net
sanction secession or notification,
but 1t instTuCts the several states
and their people as to the boundaries
Of all legislative, executive and judicial
power not delegated to the United States
oy fair and reasonable construction of
the constitution. By this constitutional
doctrine of states rights the Democratic
party Of this country stands to-day as it
always has stood, and as l trust 1t will
stand forever hereafter. Loud APP
plause twenty-five years ago the
tendency was to carry this DOCTRINE
to a dangerous extreme, but since
that time q dangerous extreme has
threatened from quite an opposite direC-
ton. Great and powerful interests, too
powerful almost to be successfully re-
sisted, are constantly pressing against
the barriers of the constitution and de-
handing an extension of federal power
to a degree
NEVER CONTEMPLATED
by the most extreme federalist in early
days. 1t is quite common now TO hear
gentlemen, able gentlemen, in Congress
and elsewhere, CUntending for the eXer-
else of power by the general government
over particular subjects, simply because
the states refuse to do so or because it is
thought state legislation might not be
entirely effective. The argument IS what
eV : the states will not do or cannot 90
must be done by Congress or the depart
ments OF the general government, and
that Independently of these specific grants
Of power 1t is the right and duty of the
government to exercise general superVis
ion and control over alI concerns of the
people. Mr.. President, his is not Democrat
iC doctrine as | understand it, and it
never was. Tremendous cheers. 1t
means Centrali2 .tiOn first and ineVi able
dissolution afterwards. No part Of the
Union is so vitality interested in the
preservation and maintenance intact Of
this local authOTity as the New England
S'Gtes, and ia no part Of the Union have
the beneficial results attending the main
tenance Of this doctrine been
SO THOROUGHLY DEMONSTRATED.
Your town meeting is the most demo-
cratic institution in this country.
IChee rs. II has never endangered the
liberties OF single human being. the
town, state snd general government
have their appropriate powers and
duties, and SO le0g as these are
respected and maintained, neither en-
crOaching on the d main of the other,
there will be harmony and unity in our
complex system OF government. For
tunstely, We have at last been permitted
10 inaugurate Democratic ma
tional administration, and more for
tunately still, that administration
by It's conservative and patriDUic Course,
by its honest aud faithful execution of
laws, and by its regard for the rights of
all classes OF men, has given abundant
assurance that the executive power
CAN BE SAFELY TRUSTED
in our hands. The country was
never better governed than it is nov
[cheers and it was never more tranquil
and COntented than it is now. 1t is true
abuses still exist, but they were not
inaugur lted by this administration.